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Sneha Dharwadka posted images of the turtle on Twitter and suggested two potential explanations for its bizarre colouration. It's an albino kind whose peculiar yellow colour is may be bcoz of either some genetic mutation or congenital disorder due to absence of tyrosine pigment,' he says. The Indian flap shell turtle, which is normally green, is typically found in South Asia and is between 9 to 14 inches long.
In August, a similar animal of the same species was discovered in Nepal. At the time it was compared to a mythological incarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. These two events make up just the fifth and sixth sightings of albinism in this species. Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the previous find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.